house room was solved yesterday.

Nadege Mallarme had complained about the heavy handed treatment she received when three officials turned up at her accommodation late at night following an earlier incident at the Bermuda International Airport.

Both Customs and Immigration denied that they were behind the visit to the Rosemont room on April 11.

And a Police spokesperson yesterday revealed: "The incident came about as a result of information passed to the Police regarding Miss Mallarme's arrival in Bermuda.

"This information indicated that she was a subject of interest to Customs and Immigration staff at the airport.

"As a result, members of the Combined Interdiction and Enforcement Team, which included three Narcotic officers and one Senior Customs officer, accompanied a Rosemont security officer to her room, where she allowed them entry.

"They identified themselves as Police officers, and at no time did any of the officers identify themselves as night managers for the guest house.'' The spokesperson said the purpose of the visit was explained to Miss Mallarme and after making some inquiries, the officers left the property.

Miss Mallarme said she was upset after the incident because they were all men and she was alone in the house.

"I could not sleep the rest of the night and had to find another guest house to stay in the next day,'' she said.

When Miss Mallarme then complained to a secretary at the Department of Tourism, she was told that she had made herself suspicious because she had come to the Island by herself and did not have a reservation.

But Miss Mallarme, a seasoned traveller, had never seen this happen before.

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